Bill Text: CT HB06740 | 2015 | General Assembly | Comm Sub

Connecticut House Bill 6740 (Prior Session Legislation)

Bill Title: An Act Concerning The Process To Select An Operator For The New Haven-hartford-springfield Rail Line.

Spectrum: Committee Bill

Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2015-04-02 - File Number 410 [HB06740 Detail]

Download: Connecticut-2015-HB06740-Comm_Sub.html


General Assembly		*Raised Bill No. 6740*
*January Session, 2015*		LCO No. 3319
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Referred to Committee on TRANSPORTATION
Introduced by:
(TRA)

AN ACT CONCERNING THE PROCESS TO SELECT AN OPERATOR FOR THE NEW HAVEN-HARTFORD-SPRINGFIELD RAIL LINE.

Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General Assembly convened:

Section 1. Section 13b-79u of the general statutes is repealed and the following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective from passage):

(a) The Commissioner of Transportation is authorized and directed, in consultation with the Secretary of the Office of Policy and Management and with the approval of the Governor, to enter into any agreements with the National Rail Passenger Corporation or its successor in interest that are necessary for the operation of rail passenger service on the New Haven-Hartford-Springfield rail line.

(b) The commissioner is authorized and directed, in consultation with the secretary and with approval of the Governor, to enter into any agreements with the commonwealth of Massachusetts, or any entity authorized to act on its behalf, or the state of Vermont, or any entity authorized to act on its behalf, that are necessary for the state's participation in the provision of rail passenger service on the New Haven-Hartford-Springfield rail line.

(c) [The] Notwithstanding the provisions of chapters 55a, 59, 60 and 62, the commissioner is authorized and directed, in consultation with the secretary and with the approval of the Governor, to select [through a competitive process] from among responsible bidders, one or more most qualified to provide efficient and reliable service, and contract with an operator or operators for rail service on the New Haven-Hartford-Springfield rail line.